George McCaskey made the unpopular decision back in January to retain head coach Matt Nagy and GM Ryan Pace after a disappointing end to the 2020 season. Lots of fans felt the two men should've been fired. This team needed a fresh start. Others though felt it came close to being slightly different. One where McCaskey returned to a measure he used back in 2012, firing the GM and retaining the head coach.
The widespread belief was that Nagy wasn't nearly as to blame for the Bears' struggles as Pace was. Though the GM built an excellent defense, his failures on the offensive side were plain as day. It started at quarterback with the ill-fated Mitch Trubisky pick. Others like Kevin White, Hroniss Grasu, Adam Shaheen, and Anthony Miller have proven to be major disappointments as well.
Nagy can only do so much with the pieces he's given.
One person who agrees with the sentiment that Pace is the bigger problem in Chicago is Conor Orr of Sports Illustrated. He produced a ranking of the best head coaches in the NFL. Nagy didn't exactly get top billing, losing out to the likes of Joe Judge and Matt Rhule. However, he made it pretty apparent much of that blame isn't on Nagy himself."I think Matt Nagy is a gifted painter trying to Bob Ross it in Chicago with a wooden club instead of some brushes. Perhaps Andy Dalton is the answer but, understandably, there isn’t a great deal of enthusiasm going into the season. If I were ownership, I would take solace in the fact that he could get some pretty bare offensive teams to the playoffs. Will ownership actually think that way?"There really isn't getting around that. Orr doesn't see Nagy as the problem. Getting this team to the playoffs twice despite lackluster offensive talent and an inadequate quarterback should be celebrated more. Why hasn't it? Largely because people don't agree on if the talent is actually the problem or if it's Nagy himself. While his play designs have been inventive since arriving in 2018, his play calling and personnel management haven't exactly stood out in a good way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ZwY9VkOsw&ab_channel=MKGame







